L.A. based jewelry company Cast of Vices introducesa one of a kind collection that is inspired by modern day vices: the undeniable practice and habit of drug-use that permeates modern society and the contemporary aspects of culture.

While casting a critical eye on pop culture and society’s obsession with self-medication and addiction, this hand-crafted controversial collection was designed by Christopher Glancy and Jay LeCompte with an aim of representation– each piece in the collection represents the artifacts of the modern world’s vices. Pill pendants and rings, amber cocaine bottles, cigarette butts, cockroaches and drug-inspired baggies are just some of the artifacts designed in the collection– all made out of solid .925 sterling silver, 14k gold, and semi-precious stones. The pieces of this Fall 2010 collection were created to incorporate and emulate symbols of pop culture, modern society, and the spectrum of both prescription pills and street drugs. “The Fly and the Cockroach are universal symbols of death and decay,” Creative Director Christopher Glancy explains. “In our collection they represent the stench of our addictions and hint at the fails of our society.”

Worn by stars like Orlando Bloom, Christina Aguilera and photographer Steven Klein, this jewelry is edgy, brilliant, sexy and romantic– offering a safe way to keep up with the dark and wasted side of society. Everything about this must-have collection is made with an element of desire, while both a discerning and admiring look at contemporary culture’s dirty secrets.

“We aren’t glamorizing drug abuse, instead calling out the elephant in the room that divides our culture in obsession and distaste,” Glancy explains. “Prescription pills have permeated our modern ethos, altered the face of our society and created an escape from reality.” Cast of Vices echoes Warhol’s use of the Campbell’s soup can and Coca-Cola bottle, and draws from the ugly, twisted side of modern culture as inspiration to achieve something both beautiful and edgy.